Goodson Gazette

A New “Finish” in Honing

Plateau hone, soft hone, whisker hone and ultra-finish hone. Confused? Don’t feel bad… there are many machinists out there who are uncertain about this new honing method. In fact, it’s one of the most frequently asked questions on the Goodson Technical Service hotline.

For years, we have been honing cylinders with a coarse stone followed by a finishing stone. Then ring materials changed, requiring an additional very fine finishing stone to follow. Now current technology demands an added step to create an even cleaner, burr-free finish.

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Hearing protection in the workplace

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) estimates that ten million people in the United States have noise induced hearing loss and nearly all of those cases are a result of exposure to noise on the job.

Unlike muscles, you cannot “toughen up” your ears so that you’re not bothered by loud noises.

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Glossary of Brake Terms

Ever wonder what a gib is? How about discard dimension? What's negative rake or positive rake? Here's a glossary of brake related terms.

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Frequently Asked Questions about Brakes and Goodtool Brand Products

Get answers to frequently asked questions about brake service such as the difference between brake tips, when and why to use silencer bands and much more.

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6 Ways To Improve the Performance of Your Hot Tank or Jet Washer

1. Keep tramp oil and sludge deposits out of your cleaning solution
Tramp oil and sludge deposits make your solution less effective. Caustic is still trying to “clean” the leftover sludge and oil. Periodically, dip out or clean sediment from your machine. Your solution will last longer and be more effective on the parts you want cleaned.

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Cleaning Tips

Most ferrous (iron or steel) parts may be cleaned in a hot soak tank, but never aluminum or zinc parts. Carburetors, fuel pumps and cam bearing should likewise never be put in a hot tank. Goodson’s D-CI25 Cast Iron Cleaning Detergent is a strong, alkaline that removes dirt, heavy oil and grease, carbon, light rust and paint.

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Maintaining The Other Machines in Your Shop

In several previous posts we’ve discussed various maintenance requirements for your big machines – surface grinders, crank grinders, cleaning machines, etc. Now we’re going to take a look at five other devices that play an important part in building the best possible engines for your customers – the air compressor, hydraulic press, brake lathe, bench grinder and seat grinding set.

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You Can’t Machine Until its Clean!

Here at Goodson, we talk a lot about cleaning. Why? Because "you can't machine until it's clean" and Goodson is all about machining. In this newly updated article about cleaning, Dave Monyhan (retired) explains how to clean your cleaning machines and make them work at peak efficiency.

 

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3-angle Seat Cutting Tips

Carbide Pilots help keep tooling cutting true. When cutting 3-angle seats, counterboring for seat rings or using Bowl Hogs to enlarge valve bowls, the resistance of the workpiece against the tool tries to deflect the pilot. Goodson Carbide Pilots resist this deflection five times better to keep the tool cutting precisely in its path.

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